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The View From India newsletter | Israel, Iran back off from a regional war, for now

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The View From India newsletter | Israel, Iran back off from a regional war, for now

The remains of a rocket booster that, according to Israeli authorities critically injured a 7-year-old girl, after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, near Arad, Israel, April 14, 2024. (These article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every…

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In Israel’s north, a slow-burning war is raging with Hezbollah

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In Israel’s north, a slow-burning war is raging with Hezbollah

“War is bad for everyone. And we live in constant fear,” says Asiya, who lives in a village near the Israeli-Lebanon border. Hailing from Israel’s minority Druze community, Asiya hosts tourists and visiting delegations at her home in Yanuh-Jat for lunch. She offers traditional Druze food in a large house on a hill. From her…

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In Israel’s north, a slow-burning war is raging with Hezbollah

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In Israel’s north, a slow-burning war is raging with Hezbollah

“War is bad for everyone. And we live in constant fear,” says Asiya, who lives in a village near the Israeli-Lebanon border. Hailing from Israel’s minority Druze community, Asiya hosts tourists and visiting delegations at her home in Yanuh-Jat for lunch. She offers traditional Druze food in a large house on a hill. From her…

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Hezbollah Says Israel Will Pay For Strike On Iran Embassy In Syrian

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Hezbollah Says Israel Will Pay For Strike On Iran Embassy In Syrian

This crime will not pass without the enemy receiving punishment, Hezbollah said. Beirut: Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group warned Tuesday that Israel will pay for killing high-level Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) in a strike on the country’s consulate in Damascus, Syria, the day before. Hezbollah has exchanged near-daily cross-border fire with Israel in support of its…

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Israel Army Says Lebanon Strike Eliminated Hezbollah Commander

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Israel Army Says Lebanon Strike Eliminated Hezbollah Commander

Hezbollah confirmed the death of Al-Zin in a statement (Representational) An air strike in Lebanon “eliminated” a Hezbollah missile unit commander on Sunday, Israel’s military said, with Israel and the Iran-backed group exchanging near-daily cross-border fire for months. The Israeli Air Force “struck a vehicle in the area of Kunin in Lebanon in which Ismail…

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Nun spurs debate in Lebanon after urging students to ‘pray’ for Hezbollah

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Nun spurs debate in Lebanon after urging students to ‘pray’ for Hezbollah

The war of words that unfolded following the ‘prayer’ highlights larger, long-standing schisms in Lebanon over Hezbollah. File. | Photo Credit: AP The nun stood in front of a group of young students at a Lebanese Christian school and asked them to pray for the “men of the resistance” in southern Lebanon who she said…

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Senior Hezbollah Official Makes Landmark Visit To UAE: Report

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Senior Hezbollah Official Makes Landmark Visit To UAE: Report

Hezbollah is designated a terrorist group by US and its Gulf Arab allies. (Representational) Beirut: A senior official from the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah has made a landmark trip to the United Arab Emirates to facilitate the release of more than a dozen Lebanese nationals detained there, four sources close to Hezbollah told Reuters. The…

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Will fight Israel alone, Hezbollah tells Iran as all out war looks imminent

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Will fight Israel alone, Hezbollah tells Iran as all out war looks imminent

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran’s Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon’s Hezbollah, an offensive that could severely hurt Tehran’s main regional partner, seven sources said. In Beirut, Quds chief Esmail Qaani met Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the…

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Launched more than 100 rockets at Israeli positions: Lebanon’s Hezbollah

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Launched more than 100 rockets at Israeli positions: Lebanon’s Hezbollah

People inspect the rubble of a house where a Hezbollah member and his family were killed in Israeli bombardment. | Photo Credit: AFP Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah said on March 12 it launched more than 100 rockets at Israeli military positions in retaliation for a strike on the country’s east that killed one person the day…

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Israeli strike on Lebanese house kills five: state media

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Israeli strike on Lebanese house kills five: state media

Smoke billows above buildings following an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese border village of Majdal Zoun on March 9, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. | Photo Credit: AFP At least five people were killed on March 9, four from the same family,…

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